National Museum in Wrocław exhibits works by three contemporary artists born in Japan

”Sunrise in the West” is an exhibition presenting work of three contemporary artists born in Japan, who at the start of their career moved to Europe – Koji Kamoji (b. 1935), Yoshio Nakajima (b. 1940) and Keiji Uematsu (b. 1947). Educated in their country of birth, they subsequently worked in a different cultural context, becoming important members of the international art milieu of the 20th and the 21st cent.All three artists grew up in the post-war era, thus experiencing the accelerated economic, political and social changes taking place in Japan – they observed the clash of the conservative tradition with the introduction of Western political structure, the emergence of consumerism and expansion of popular culture. This was the background to the activities of the now legendary, vibrant avant-garde art scene in Japan in the period from the 1950s to the 1970s, even though its flourishing did not prevent many young artists from emigrating to Europe and the United S